Gossip mags: Where's Wills?

A SINGLE MUM? The gossip mags don't show much love for Prince William.

One could easily infer from covers of this week's Kiwi gossip mags that the Duchess of Cambridge is a single mother.

Catherine and son Prince George featured on the front pages of the New Zealand Woman's Weekly, New Idea, and Woman's Day, but Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, didn't get a show.

The Woman's Weekly described the 8-month-old royal as a "real scene stealer" since he arrived in Wellington on Monday last week.

"Royal fans the world over had been waiting for months to glimpse the heir to the throne, whose last public appearance was at his christening last October."

Regarding the royal welcome - a powhiri at Government House - Woman's Weekly said Kate was a natural at the hongi. She upstaged her stepmother-in-law, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, who had struggled at the greeting due to a wide-brimmed hat.

New Idea reported the royal family stayed "in the lap of luxury" on their day off after arriving.

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"Joined by only a few close aides, the royals reportedly spent 48 hours at the ultra-exclusive Wharekauhau Lodge in Palliser Bay, 90 minutes from Wellington."